This 3 Series family broke new ground for the segment: the E93 convertible was BMW's first with a folding hardtop, and one of the first retractable hardtops at its price point.
Lead trim: 325i · 6-spd manual · 3.0L · up to 300 hp
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FactThis 3 Series family broke new ground for the segment: the E93 convertible was BMW's first with a folding hardtop, and one of the first retractable hardtops at its price point.
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VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVERThe E36 is the odd one out in BMW's 3 Series history: the only generation sandwiched between two AWD-available cars (E30, E46) that never offered all-wheel drive.
VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTThe F30 broke a tradition: "328i" had always meant a naturally-aspirated six, but this generation put a turbo four-cylinder under that badge.
VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVERBuried inside this generation is one of BMW's rarest road cars: just 10 street-legal, V8-powered M3 GTR 'Straßen Version' examples were built in 2001, purely so the race car could meet homologation rules.
38 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325i · 6-spd auto · 3.0L | 2006–2006 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 215 hp | 185 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 325i · 6-spd manual · 3.0L | 2006–2006 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 215 hp | 185 lb-ft | — | RWD | Manual 6-spd | — |
| 325xi Sport Wagon · 6-spd auto · 3.0L | 2006–2006 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 215 hp | 185 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 325xi Sport Wagon · 6-spd manual · 3.0L | 2006–2006 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 215 hp | 185 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 6-spd | — |
| 325xi · 6-spd auto · 3.0L | 2006–2006 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 215 hp | 185 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 325xi · 6-spd manual · 3.0L | 2006–2006 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 215 hp | 185 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 6-spd | — |
| 328ci xDrive · 6-spd auto | 2009–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 328ci xDrive · 6-spd manual | 2009–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 6-spd | — |
| 328ci · 6-spd auto · 3.0L | 2007–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 328ci · 6-spd manual · 3.0L | 2007–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | RWD | Manual 6-spd | — |
| 328cxi · 6-spd auto | 2007–2008 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 328cxi · 6-spd manual | 2007–2008 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 6-spd | — |
| 328i Sport Wagon xDrive · 6-spd auto | 2009–2010 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 328i Sport Wagon xDrive · 6-spd manual | 2009–2010 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 6-spd | — |
| 328i Sports Wagon · 6-spd auto | 2011–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 328i Sports Wagon · 6-spd manual | 2011–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | RWD | Manual 6-spd | — |
| 328i xDrive Sports Wagon · 6-spd auto · 3.0L | 2011–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 328i xDrive Sports Wagon · 6-spd manual · 3.0L | 2011–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 6-spd | — |
| 328i xDrive · 6-spd auto · 3.0L · AWD | 2009–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 328i xDrive · 6-spd manual · 3.0L · AWD | 2009–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 6-spd | — |
| 328i · 6-spd auto · 3.0L | 2007–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 328i · 6-spd manual · 3.0L | 2007–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | RWD | Manual 6-spd | — |
| 328xi Sport Wagon · 6-spd auto | 2007–2008 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 328xi Sport Wagon · 6-spd manual | 2007–2008 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 6-spd | — |
| 328xi · 6-spd auto | 2007–2008 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 328xi · 6-spd manual | 2007–2008 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 6-spd | — |
| 330xi · 6-spd auto · AWD | 2006–2006 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 255 hp | 220 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 335ci xDrive · 6-spd auto | 2009–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 300 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 335ci xDrive · 6-spd manual | 2009–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 300 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 6-spd | — |
| 335ci · 6-spd auto | 2007–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 300 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 335ci · 6-spd manual | 2007–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 300 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | RWD | Manual 6-spd | — |
| 335cxi · 6-spd auto | 2008–2008 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 300 hp | 300 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 335cxi · 6-spd manual | 2008–2008 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 300 hp | 300 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 6-spd | — |
| 335d | 2009–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 265 hp | 428 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 335i xDrive · 6-spd auto · AWD | 2009–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 300 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 335i · 6-spd auto | 2007–2011 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 300 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 335xi · 6-spd auto | 2007–2008 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 300 hp | 300 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| 335xi · 6-spd manual | 2007–2008 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 300 hp | 300 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 6-spd | — |
An estimate, for the 328ci xDrive · 6-spd auto trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
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The new M Performance 3 Series can deliberately break its own traction: the M350 xDrive's "Drift Moment" mode temporarily switches the car to rear-wheel drive just so it can drift.
This 3 Series isn't really one car — the gas G50 and the electric NA0 look nearly identical and share a badge, but BMW built them on two completely unrelated platforms.
BMW had the M340i on sale within months of unveiling the all-new G20 3 Series — one of the very first variants in the lineup to reach showrooms.
BMW tried charging G20 owners an annual subscription just to use Apple CarPlay — hardware already built into the car that cost BMW nothing to keep running. The backlash killed the fee within months.
Low-volume AC Schnitzer tuner package on G20 3 Series, few imported or built for North America. About 2,000 on North American roads today (estimate).
The F30 broke a tradition: "328i" had always meant a naturally-aspirated six, but this generation put a turbo four-cylinder under that badge.
This 3 Series family broke new ground for the segment: the E93 convertible was BMW's first with a folding hardtop, and one of the first retractable hardtops at its price point.
Buried inside this generation is one of BMW's rarest road cars: just 10 street-legal, V8-powered M3 GTR 'Straßen Version' examples were built in 2001, purely so the race car could meet homologation rules.
The E36 is the odd one out in BMW's 3 Series history: the only generation sandwiched between two AWD-available cars (E30, E46) that never offered all-wheel drive.
The E30's bones live on in the cult BMW Z1 roadster, which borrowed a widened version of its front suspension and the 325i's drivetrain.
BMW launched this generation inside the Munich Olympic Stadium in July 1975, and never once built an M3 version of it.
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It briefly served as senior sibling to Marquette, a GM companion brand cancelled after just one year.
Nissan hired former BMW engineers to help develop the 510's suspension, which is why period reviewers frequently compared its handling to the BMW 1600/2002.
A Trabant 601 won its class at the 1970 Monte Carlo Rally, with a second 601 right behind it in second.
The 600 was a stopgap: the P50's body over the 601's mechanicals, and for a while its estate was built alongside the new 601 saloon.
The G80 Sport brought a 370 PS twin-turbo 3.3 V6, a mesh grille and copper-tinted chrome with copper stitching to match.
The Vigor was sold only with a five-cylinder engine, an unusual configuration Honda used to fit a longer engine transversely under a short hood.
The GS/E coupe earned the nickname "German Charger" for its long hood, short deck stance borrowed from Detroit muscle cars.
This DeVille/Fleetwood was the first production car anywhere to mount its V8 sideways, Cadillac's front-drive gamble on the new C-body.
